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Lot 1903 THE SOURCE OF THE WORLD'S FINEST RUBIES IS BURMA OR PRESENT-DAY MYANMAR, WHERE PURE-RED RUBIES ARE REGARDED AS A PRECIOUS TREASURE. FOR MORE THAN 800 YEARS, THE MOGOK STONE TRACT IN UPPER BURMA HAS REMAINED THE CLASSICAL SOURCE FOR THE HIGHEST QUALITY 'PIGEON'S BLOOD' RUBIES. COMBINING THE MUCH SOUGHT-AFTER COLOUR OF THE GLOWING RED BURMESE MATERIAL ALONG WITH A GOOD DEGREE OF TRANSPARENCY, THESE STUNNING RUBIES ARE HIGHLY DESIRABLE, REPRESENTING A GREAT RARITY IN THE MARKET TODAY. SO ADMIRABLE ARE THE QUALITY ELEMENTS EXHIBITED BY THESE RUBIES THAT THEY HAVE EMERGED AS THE STANDARD BY WHICH OTHERS ARE JUDGED.
LOT 1903 AND 1904, A RUBY AND DIAMOND NECKLACE AND A PAIR OF EARRINGS ARE EXQUISITE BURMESE SPECIMEN. EACH RUBY DEMONSTRATES SUPERB CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES ACCENTUATING EACH GEMSTONE'S EXTRAORDINARY DEGREE OF TRANSPARENCY. FURTHERMORE, EACH RUBY DISPLAYS THE COVETED 'PIGEON'S BLOOD' RED TYPICAL OF OLD BURMESE MATERIAL. ALL THESE GEMS HAVE BEEN SPARED OF EXPOSURE TO HEAT TREATMENT INDICATING THAT THE COLOUR AND CLARITY ARE COMPLETELY NATURAL. NATURAL BURMESE RUBIES OF THIS SIZE, COLOUR AND HIGH CLARITY ARE REMARKABLE AND REPRESENT A GREAT RARITY IN THE MARKET TODAY.
IN ADDITION, THIS MAGNIFICENT SUITE OF RUBY AND DIAMOND IS DESIGNED BY WORLD-RENOWNED DESIGNER JAMES W. CURRENS. WITH OVER 20 PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS, HIS PIECES ARE INSPIRED BY THE DEPTH OF COLOUR AND UNIQUENESS OF THE GEMSTONES. IN 2009, HE WENT INTO A JOINT VENTURE WITH RENOWNED BURMESE RUBY COMPANY, FAIDEE TO CREATE ONE-OF-A-KIND JEWELLERY PIECES. AS SEEN IN LOT 1903 AND 1904, WITHIN THE ELEGANTLY-SET NECKLACE AND EARRINGS ARE GLOWING RED RUBIES COMPLEMENTED BY THE HIGHEST QUALITY DIAMONDS.
LOT 1903 AND 1904, A RUBY AND DIAMOND NECKLACE AND A PAIR OF EARRINGS ARE EXQUISITE BURMESE SPECIMEN. EACH RUBY DEMONSTRATES SUPERB CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES ACCENTUATING EACH GEMSTONE'S EXTRAORDINARY DEGREE OF TRANSPARENCY. FURTHERMORE, EACH RUBY DISPLAYS THE COVETED 'PIGEON'S BLOOD' RED TYPICAL OF OLD BURMESE MATERIAL. ALL THESE GEMS HAVE BEEN SPARED OF EXPOSURE TO HEAT TREATMENT INDICATING THAT THE COLOUR AND CLARITY ARE COMPLETELY NATURAL. NATURAL BURMESE RUBIES OF THIS SIZE, COLOUR AND HIGH CLARITY ARE REMARKABLE AND REPRESENT A GREAT RARITY IN THE MARKET TODAY.
IN ADDITION, THIS MAGNIFICENT SUITE OF RUBY AND DIAMOND IS DESIGNED BY WORLD-RENOWNED DESIGNER JAMES W. CURRENS. WITH OVER 20 PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS, HIS PIECES ARE INSPIRED BY THE DEPTH OF COLOUR AND UNIQUENESS OF THE GEMSTONES. IN 2009, HE WENT INTO A JOINT VENTURE WITH RENOWNED BURMESE RUBY COMPANY, FAIDEE TO CREATE ONE-OF-A-KIND JEWELLERY PIECES. AS SEEN IN LOT 1903 AND 1904, WITHIN THE ELEGANTLY-SET NECKLACE AND EARRINGS ARE GLOWING RED RUBIES COMPLEMENTED BY THE HIGHEST QUALITY DIAMONDS.
A SUPERB PAIR OF RUBY AND DIAMOND 'RED BUTTERFLIES' EARRINGS, BY JAMES W. CURRENS FOR FAIDEE
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